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Hojai train mishap: Centre seeks report, asks states to track elephant movements
National

Hojai train mishap: Centre seeks report, asks states to track elephant movements

Minister Yadav said all states have been instructed to closely monitor elephant movement along railway tracks
Deadly tracks: Why Assam’s railways are turning into elephant kill zones
Assam

Deadly tracks: Why Assam’s railways are turning into elephant kill zones

The Hojai tragedy lays bare systemic failures in managing rail traffic through elephant habitats statewide
Night raids by wild elephants leave trail of ruin in Palasbari, Rani farmlands
Assam

Night raids by wild elephants leave trail of ruin in Palasbari, Rani farmlands

Villagers have been lighting fires, beating tin sheets, bursting crackers, and keeping nightlong vigil to drive the elephants away, but these measures have failed to prevent repeated incursions.
Human–elephant conflict soars in Titabor; residents blame forest dept for inaction
Assam

Human–elephant conflict soars in Titabor; residents blame forest dept for...

Villagers demanded resignation of Forest Minister after a massive herd of wild elephants from the Hollongapar Gibbon Wildlife Sanctuary wreaked havoc
Assam issues new rules, to use AI cameras for monitoring elephants in conflict areas
Assam

Assam issues new rules, to use AI cameras for monitoring elephants in conflict...

The key components of the framework is formation of Gaja Mitra teams in adequate numbers in high-conflict districts.
Assam reports 71 human and 41 elephant deaths in rising man–elephant conflict
Assam

Assam reports 71 human and 41 elephant deaths in rising man–elephant conflict

Between October 23 and November 16 alone, the State witnessed 11 unnatural elephant deaths due to deliberate electrocution.
Fear & destruction grip West Karbi Anglong as wild elephants ravage villages
Assam

Fear & destruction grip West Karbi Anglong as wild elephants ravage villages

Villages under Kherani Police Station face daily elephant incursions that destroy crops and livelihoods, farmers plead for government intervention
Goalpara pioneers effort to curb human-elephant conflict with underpass plan
Assam

Goalpara pioneers effort to curb human-elephant conflict with underpass plan

Amid rising human-elephant conflicts in Goalpara, experts are testing a pilot project to condition wild elephants to use the Agia Elephant Underpass
Farmers suffer heavy losses as elephant herd ravages crops in West Karbi Anglong
Assam

Farmers suffer heavy losses as elephant herd ravages crops in West Karbi Anglong

The crisis intensified following the electrocution of two elephants on October 22 near the Kharikhana Bil Gaon, situated on the Hojai-West Karbi Anglong border.
Assam unveils ‘Gaja Mitra’ scheme to tackle human-elephant conflicts
Assam

Assam unveils ‘Gaja Mitra’ scheme to tackle human-elephant conflicts

80 sites across eight districts have been identified for habitat restoration, community rapid action teams, and solar fencing.
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